Hair-curler.



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htent-ed E. BLACKSHEAR.

HAIR CURLER. APPUCAUOH mu) LUNE 1, 191a.

EVERARD BLACKSHEAR, 0F CITRA, FLORIDA.

I-IAIR-CURLER.

iSfiecification of Letters Patent.

Patented l\' ov. a, 1916.

Application filed June 1,1916. Serial No. 101,085.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERARD BLAcKsnnAn, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Citra, in the county of Marion, State of Florida, haveinvented a new and useful Hair-Curler; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved hair curler, and particularly toimproved means for detachably connecting or locking the extremities ofthe opposite arms of the curler together.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide improved means,whereby the terminals of the spring arms of the curler may bedet-achably connected, including means to prevent lateral movement ofthe arms relatively to each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a curler constructed froma single strip of sheet spring steel, so bent and otherwise constructedthat the terminals of the arms of the curler may be detachablyconnected.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts,hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improvedcurler con structed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view. F ig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of thetwo ends of the arms of the curler. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionalview on the line 44 of Fig. 3. F ig. 5 is a perspective view of anotherform of curler. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another form of thecurler.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the curler as awhole, which is constructed of a single length of sheet spring metalbent upon itself, as shown at 2, thereby forming two oppositely disposedarms 3 and i. The arm 3 at its terminal is bent upon itself to form aloop 5, the extremity of this bent portion being riveted at 7 neartheend of said arm. The loop itself is bent'over to form a. shoulder 9,under which the extremity of the arm 43; engages, thereby holding thetwo arms together. When the arms are separated and their extremitiesdetached, the arms diverge from each other. Therefore, it will be notedthat when the arms are brought together, whereby their terminals may beconnected, they are forced yieldably toward each other. Extending fromthe edges of the arms 3 upon opposite sides of said loop, are two cars10 which are so disposed toward the shoulder formed by the loop as toprevent lateral movement of the arm 4. In Fig. 5 these cars aredispensed with.

In Fig. 6 the loop at the extremity of the arm 3 1s constructed from aseparate piece of spring metal, which is bent upon itself to form saidloop 5, which is, in turn, bent on itself to form the shoulder. The endportions of the separate piece of metal from WlllCll the loop 5* isconstructed are riveted at 11 to the extremity of the arm 3.

W hen curling hair, the hair may be wrapped on one of the arms to form aroll, and then the other arm may be detachably connected to theextremity of the first arm, thereby holding the hair rolled, allowingthe same to remain in this state for a while, after which the arms maybe detached and the hair unwound, which will be in a curled condition.

If desired, the hair may be rolled onthe finger, and the fingerafterward removed, to permit 'one of the arms of the curler to beinserted through the roll, after which the arms may be connected attheir extremities.

To closethe jaws or arms 3 and it of the curler, the loop 2 may be heldin the left hand, between the thumb and the first finger, whereas theopposite edges of the loop 5 may be held between the thumb and thesecond finger of the right hand, then by bowing the arm or jaw 3 awayfrom the arm or jaw i, and finally using the first finger of the righthand to press the jaw 4 toward the arm or jaw 3, in which case the freeend of the jaw or arm 4 will engage under the loop 5, that is, whenapplying a little force or pressure against the arm or part 4. To openthe arms or jaws, it is only necessary to bow or bend the arm, jaw orpart 3, and the free end of the arm or jaw will spring from under theloop 5.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis A new article of manufacture consisting of a curler constructed ofasingle length of elongated spring sheet metal bent upon itselfsubstantially midway its ends form- :0 bent toward and adjacent thesides of the loop, thereby preventing lateral movement of the arm Withits extremity underlying the loop.

In testimony whereof 'I have signed my name to this specification in'thepresence of 15 two subscribing Witnesses.

EVERARD BLAOKSHEAR. Witnesses J. G. roisimrson, H. R. CLEMMONS.

